Class A First-hand BFRO #49019

Memory told of a close daylight encounter while playing near Mikana

July 1975 Early afternoon Mikana, Barron County, Wisconsin 4 witnesses

Account

Four children were playing on a swing set at the edge of the woods when they turned to see a large hairy biped standing about 10 feet away staring at them. After a few seconds of mutual staring, the creature headed back into the woods while the children ran to the house to report a monster, but the adults laughed. A year later the witnesses concluded it matched Bigfoot after seeing a book with film stills.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: about 8 ft. tall
Build src: very muscular, about 2 ft. thick from back to chest
Hair colour src: medium brown
Face src: similar to a chimp face
Eyes src: black
Arms src: long
Posture src: standing
Other features src: widows peak at the hairline

Facts & provenance

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Date	July 1975 Stated BFRO report #49019 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	Early afternoon Stated BFRO report #49019 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Mikana, Barron County, Wisconsin Stated BFRO report #49019 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	45.59, -91.60 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 49019 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #49019 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	4 Derived BFRO report #49019 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #49019 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	swinging and talking on a swing set Stated BFRO report #49019 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it	large ape like animal Stated BFRO report #49019 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #49019 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Robert Barhite (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator interviewed the adult witness about the childhood encounter.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #49019 Primary

Published 2015-06-17 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 4c894a586480

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BFRO map layer Reference

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The report refers to

“Patterson/Gimlin film from Bluff Creek, California”
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